diff --git a/set_box.php b/set_box.php
index 2b6b05fd8e..bfc70ab2c0 100755
--- a/set_box.php
+++ b/set_box.php
@@ -60,15 +60,17 @@
 			}
 		}
 		$GLOBALS['phpgw']->preferences->delete('portal_order',$new_order);
-		$GLOBALS['phpgw']->preferences->add('portal_order',$new_order,intval($GLOBALS['HTTP_GET_VARS']['app']));
+		$GLOBALS['phpgw']->preferences->add('portal_order',$new_order,intval($_GET['app']));
 			
 		$GLOBALS['phpgw']->preferences->save_repository();
 	}
 
-	switch($GLOBALS['HTTP_GET_VARS']['control'])
+	//error_reporting(E_ALL);
+	switch($_GET['control'])
 	{
+		//print_debug('set_box', $GLOBALS['phpgw_info']['user']['preferences']['portal_order']),'app',5);
 		case 'up':
-			$curr_position = $GLOBALS['phpgw']->common->find_portal_order(intval($GLOBALS['HTTP_GET_VARS']['app']));
+			$curr_position = $GLOBALS['phpgw']->common->find_portal_order(intval($_GET['app']));
 			$max_count = count($GLOBALS['phpgw_info']['user']['preferences']['portal_order']) - 1;
 			$offset = -1;
 			if($curr_position == 0)
@@ -82,7 +84,7 @@
 			move_boxes($curr_position,$new_order,$offset,0,$max_count);
 			break;
 		case 'down':
-			$curr_position = $GLOBALS['phpgw']->common->find_portal_order(intval($GLOBALS['HTTP_GET_VARS']['app']));
+			$curr_position = $GLOBALS['phpgw']->common->find_portal_order(intval($_GET['app']));
 			$max_count = count($GLOBALS['phpgw_info']['user']['preferences']['portal_order']) - 1;
 			$offset = 1;
 			if($curr_position == $max_count)